Pt. 1. Liberty. The city on the hill -- Poor unhappy Boston -- The long hot summer -- The alarm -- The unnatural contest -- pt. 2. Rebellion. The trick to see it -- The bridge -- No business but that of war -- The redoubt -- The battle -- pt. 3. The siege. The fiercest man -- The clap of thunder -- Epilogue: Character alone.

Recounts the events of the Boston battle that ignited the American Revolution, tracing the experiences of Patriot leader Dr. Joseph Warren, a newly recruited George Washington, and British General William Howe.